Victim, 66, Attacked On C Train On UWS, Police Say

UPPER WEST SIDE, NY — Police are searching for a man who assaulted a 66-year-old on an uptown-bound C train near Central Park West and West 86th Street, New York City Police Department officials said on Wednesday.

According to the NYPD, a perpetrator struck a 66-year-old man in the face while aboard a C train on Jan. 8 at 4:15 p.m. before running away. The attack was unprovoked, police said.

The suspect the police are looking for was described as approximately 5-foot-10-inches tall, wearing a multi-colored jacket, blue jeans and white sneakers.

Police said anyone with information regarding this incident can call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or, for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).

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